DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Winter Olympic Crossword Puzzle

Print out the puzzle template and encourage children to solve the clues to fill in the crossword.  There is an easier, "picture crossword", option and a more standard type of crossword available. 
 

Information on Ages/Skills for the different crossword difficulties:

• Picture Crossword with word list:
  • intended for preschool through grade 1 children who are learning to read and form their letters
  • children sound out words from the word list and then match them with the picture
  • children copy the words from the word list into the crossword puzzle
• Picture Crossword (no word list):
• intended for grade 1 through grade 3 children who are learning to spell
• children use the picture clues to figure out the words that go in the crossword
• children print the words from the picture clues into the crossword puzzle
• Word Clues (Regular) Crossword with word list:
  • intended for grade 1 through grade 4 children
  • children use the verbal clues and the word list to figure out where the words go in the crossword.
  • children print the words from the word list into the crossword puzzle
• Word Clues (Regular) Crossword (no word list)
  • intended for grade 3 and up
  • children use the verbal clues to figure out the crossword
  • children print the words into the crossword puzzle.

Templates:

• Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Picture Crossword                           color  or   B&W

Picture Crossword - with word list    color  or   B&W

Picture Crossword - answer key      B&W

Crossword                           color  or   B&W

Crossword - with word list    color  or   B&W

Crossword - answer key      B&W

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